Idiopathic cystic medial necrosis of the coronary arteries leading to myocardial infarction, old and recent: Clinical pathologic correlation and historical review

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 87-91

  Roscher, A A ^a   Kato, N S ^a   Sambasivan, V ^a   Proffett, G ^a  

^a Granada Hills   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, dissecting pathology; Coronary aneurysm pathology; Tunica media, pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0030308187     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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